The Massachusetts Gaming Commission reported that three casinos generated approximately $102.17 million in gross gaming revenue in December 2024. The state’s eight online sports wagering licensees and three in-person licensees generated approximately $57.51 million in taxable sports wagering revenue that month.
The figures inform operators and regulators about casino and sports wagering revenue subject to state taxes.
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The Missouri Gaming Commission granted temporary licences to sportsbook operators ahead of the state’s planned 1 December launch, the commission said. DraftKings and Circa received untethered mobile licences; seven other operators and several suppliers also received temporary approvals. Operators can begin registering customers and accepting deposits on 17 November, but must obtain final approval for internal controls and house rules before wagering begins.
Missouri’s Gaming Commission expects retail and online sports betting to begin on 1 December 2025 after Secretary of State Denny Hoskin rejected emergency rules for an earlier launch. The Commission opened applications on 15 May; mobile applications are due by 15 July, with a hearing scheduled for 13 August and awards planned for 15 August.
The Missouri Gaming Commission is accepting sports betting licence applications ahead of a planned 1 December launch in Missouri. Applications for untethered online sportsbooks are due by 15 July, while other applications must be submitted by 12 September; the stated licence fees are $250,000 for retail and $500,000 for mobile operations.
The Massachusetts Gaming Commission has received dozens of consumer inquiries about prediction-market platforms it does not regulate, a commission spokesperson said. The commission directs those consumers to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, while chair Jordan Maynard told lawmakers that users may confuse such platforms with state-licensed sportsbooks.
A Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) spokesperson said they had personally seen dozens of inquiries about prediction-market platforms outside the regulator’s authority. The MGC tells consumers it does not regulate prediction markets and directs them to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), the spokesperson said.
Massachusetts Gaming Commission chair Jordan Maynard is due to testify before a US House subcommittee on 11 November 2026 about efforts to protect young people from sports-wagering risks. He is expected to discuss Massachusetts’ age restriction, advertising rules, limits on college-sports wagers and the commission’s youth-focused programmes; the hearing is scheduled for 10:15 a.m. ET in Washington, DC.